Bill Text: MS HB1688 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Suffrage; restore to Curtis Owens, Jr., of Covington county.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-05-03 - Died On Calendar [HB1688 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2012-HB1688-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2012 Regular Session

To: Judiciary B

By: Representative Warren

House Bill 1688

AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO CURTIS OWENS, JR., OF COVINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  The right of suffrage is hereby fully and completely restored to Curtis Owens, Jr., of Covington County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector as a result of his conviction of Grand Larceny in Smith County, Mississippi, in 2005, and who has completed the penalty and any conditions imposed upon him for such conviction.  The Legislature has been reliably informed that he is now conducting himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen in a good and lawful manner.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.